richard wrote:Sorry if I am missing something but how does having guest judges reduce your time? You organise and administer. Judges just respond to what you feed them. So my thinking is that your time is not reduced at all. Just your panel of judges changes.
Yes, you are missing something. I currently get the judging sheets back, then I have to mark them. I then have to collate the resultant scores and sort them into order. Please believe me, this is very time consuming, and that is a huge task that will go.
A single judge will simply return a judging paper with entries marked 1 through to 5 - I transcribe that onto the thread page and announce the winner.
My task is reduced by 60 to 90 minutes each week .
Thank you. Now I've got it. One judge for one competition and your input and collation is simplified
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
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richard wrote:Sorry if I am missing something but how does having guest judges reduce your time? You organise and administer. Judges just respond to what you feed them. So my thinking is that your time is not reduced at all. Just your panel of judges changes.
Yes, you are missing something. I currently get the judging sheets back, then I have to mark them. I then have to collate the resultant scores and sort them into order. Please believe me, this is very time consuming, and that is a huge task that will go.
A single judge will simply return a judging paper with entries marked 1 through to 5 - I transcribe that onto the thread page and announce the winner.
My task is reduced by 60 to 90 minutes each week .
Are you sure you want to continue with it? It will be a great loss if it closes down
It was something you started up, a very popular topic. I for one, look forward to it, even though I never win
Simply hadn't appreciated the effort and time you put in BB .... Certainly do now and hope a win-win solution can be found where you can reduce the time put in and the competition can also continue. A very big hand for your efforts over the years - a very popular and fun part of the forum..
And now that the DM/Bristolian stranglehold has come to an end for at least one week.....
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Big Boy wrote: I currently get the judging sheets back, then I have to mark them. I then have to collate the resultant scores and sort them into order. Please believe me, this is very time consuming, and that is a huge task that will go.
I'm willing to do this. There's nothing at stake here, so I assume there are no trust issues involved.
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Certainly do now and hope a win-win solution can be found where you can reduce the time put in and the competition can also continue. A very big hand for your efforts over the years - a very popular and fun part of the forum.. 
